tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post1143987016480207355..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: The Slang Trap by Lydia SysonMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-2181010811596356712015-10-10T15:29:18.571+01:002015-10-10T15:29:18.571+01:00Great post Lydia!Great post Lydia!Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610226884546830879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-78186474356214944482015-10-09T16:40:09.779+01:002015-10-09T16:40:09.779+01:00What a "bully" post, Lydia! :)What a "bully" post, Lydia! :)Caroline Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-5104532060777013662015-10-07T08:28:18.786+01:002015-10-07T08:28:18.786+01:00Love this! I once attended a talk by YA author Sco...Love this! I once <a href="http://www.notesfromtheslushpile.com/2006/04/ya-voice-slang-and-teen-vernacular.html" rel="nofollow">attended a talk by YA author Scott Westerfeld on the pitfalls of slang</a>, such a necessity when writing teenage characters. "Slang is like a fish,” Scott says. “Good when its fresh or when its old, a fossil. But in between is a nasty period, something you don’t want at all. I would never use anything from this year’s slang dictionary, your writing will be passé before it goes into print. Don’t listen to your teenager and reproduce what they say – and don’t try to talk like them either, that’s the worst mistake in the world."Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-42872183473157123162015-10-07T08:27:47.598+01:002015-10-07T08:27:47.598+01:00Love this! I once attended a talk by YA author Sco...Love this! I once <a href="http://www.notesfromtheslushpile.com/2006/04/ya-voice-slang-and-teen-vernacular.html" rel="nofollow">attended a talk by YA author Scott Westerfeld on the pitfalls of slang</a>, such a necessity when writing teenage characters. "Slang is like a fish,” Scott says. “Good when its fresh or when its old, a fossil. But in between is a nasty period, something you don’t want at all. I would never use anything from this year’s slang dictionary, your writing will be passé before it goes into print. Don’t listen to your teenager and reproduce what they say – and don’t try to talk like them either, that’s the worst mistake in the world."Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-39971823832788817172015-10-06T20:10:19.941+01:002015-10-06T20:10:19.941+01:00Very entertaining - the challenge of writing ficti...Very entertaining - the challenge of writing fiction set pre-Shakespeare is the amount of words simply not in existence never mind in slang use!Catherine Hokinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16251036106757891834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-59382160259929104172015-10-06T17:27:58.555+01:002015-10-06T17:27:58.555+01:00Thanks, Clare!
Thanks, Clare! <br />Lydia Sysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04613876235125755967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-15320844569246866692015-10-06T10:11:54.921+01:002015-10-06T10:11:54.921+01:00What a lovely blog to get both head and tongue aro...What a lovely blog to get both head and tongue around! Clare Mulleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11592100764046914574noreply@blogger.com